Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers

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2023 Workforce

46.8k

Average Age

50.6

Average Salary

$34,952

Average Male Salary

$45,653

Average Female Salary

$31,033

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Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers was $34,952 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (Central) PUMA, GA, and Bergen County (Southwest)--Rutherford, North Arlington & Hasbrouck Heights PUMA, NJ. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, North Cleveland County--South Oklahoma City & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, and Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (Central) PUMA, GA.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2023 was 46,761 people, of which 73.2% were women and 26.8% were men. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are paid most in NYC-Queens Community District 1--Astoria & Queensbridge PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

12,535

Male Workforce

± 2.75k

34,226

Female Workforce

± 4.54k

The Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2023 was 46,761 people (73.2% women and 26.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17.9% between 2014 (56,926) and 2023 (46,761).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($65,738), New York ($53,849), and Massachusetts ($45,514).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,952

AVERAGE WAGE

#452 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers earned an average of $34,952, $32,775 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.434

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.434, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($90,189).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

46.8k

2023 Workforce

± 5,308

−3.44%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.5%

This graphic shows the share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers at 43.2%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 29.7% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 21.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the US. The workforce of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2023 was 46,761 people, with 73.2% woman, and 26.8% men. The average age of male Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the workforce is 49.2 and of female Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is 51.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2023 was 46,761 people, with 73.2% woman, and 26.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 60 to 64 years (6,466 people), 55 to 59 years (6,186 people), and 50 to 54 years (5,526 people). Among them they concentrated 39.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 26.7% of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workers were Hispanic and 73.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.9%), Puerto Rican (9.01)%, and Salvadoran (8.6)%

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Races

In 2023, 49.3% of the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce were White, of which 77.7% were women and 22.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (16.6%) and Other (11.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, Time Management stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (2,501 people), Business (1,815 people), and Education (1,121 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workers were High School or Equivalent (14,484 people), Some college (8,356 people), and Bachelors Degree (7,869 people).

The graphic shows the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers need many skills, but most especially Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring.